This upload contains all 1399 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Hosted by E.G. Marshall (and for the last 11 months, Tammy Grimes) and produced by Himan Brown, both veterans of radio from the Golden Age, the Mystery Theater was CBS's attempt to revive radio drama from 1974-1982. Despite the small budget allocated by CBS, the show is still excellent, with great acting, quality production and many excellent stories. So join me for another adventure in the macabre. Pleasant dreams....
The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available information, but any corrections are welcome.
Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. We OTR enthusiasts owe a huge debt to those who have worked tirelessly to discover, acquire and preserve these recordings. My role here has been to organize the files I have, verify the dates, episode numbers and titles as best I could from available sources, and correct and rename the files accordingly. My goal is to ensure these excellent artistic expressions of our past are preserved for this and all future generations, and I hope that by uploading all of my files here in a uniform and organized system, they will be easily accessible for all.
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yukonzach
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April 21, 2024
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Amazing Show!
...or you can open the dropdown for the MP3, go down to "Show All" and a mouse over will show you the download links for everything. No Python experience necessary! :)
My family would listen to this show live on a shortwave radio in a dark cabin in the mountains. Some of my best memories ever!
Thank you
Archive.org! You are definitely getting a donation from me for this!
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simonsonjh
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April 18, 2024
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Python code to download all files
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AMC Hornet
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February 22, 2024
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How to Download Episodes of CBS Mystery Theater
I'll give you several answers - or approaches.
First, the mechanics of downloading MP3s (or MP4s, or FLAC) off of
Archive.org is to look under the download options, click on the "MP3" or the arrow next to it, and the when the episodes drop down, click on the arrow pointing at a line below it. That starts the automated download process.
However, because there are so many episodes of CBS Mystery Theater, it can take - to quote Squints Palledorous in The Sandlot - "For-ev-ver!". And, the download process may hang up somewhere in the hour(s) it takes to transfer all the data to your computer.
One alternative is to click on each individual episode. When the show finishes coming up - when it is ready to play - you will see three dots to the far right. Click on those dots and then click on "download" in the box that pops up - same symbol, the arrow pointing down to the line. This way, you can download an individual episode very quickly. However, downloading 1,399 episodes this way will take a heck of a long time - you don't want to do that.
Because CBS Radio Mystery Theater is so popular, you have other options - the episodes have been downloaded, for example, by year. So, downloading these smaller batches of the show may work better for you if your computer is balky.
Here are a few links as examples:
1974 - 212 shows:
https://archive.org/details/cbsrmt-1975_2023
1977 - 186 shows:
https://archive.org/details/cbsrmt-1975_2023
Good luck!
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David Kirkpatrick1958
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February 20, 2024
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Unsure How to Download episodes
How do I download episodes of CBS radio mystery theater at internet archive?
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chrisgherr
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December 14, 2023
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1399 episodes were unique; the 2700 tally includes rebroadcasts!
1399 episodes were unique; the 2700 tally includes rebroadcasts! Wikipedia gives the number of total broadcasts, including repeats as 2699, (tho without citation). Wouldn't it be nice if there were indeed an additional 1300, (or 1301) episodes to enjoy! It's such a great show; we're indeed lucky to have the complete run, a rarity for OTR, particularly for shows with triple digit episode counts. Notably Gunsmoke is missing a few episodes, tho one can always hope that those missing will surface. Kudos to the uploader here for his stellar work, for not only his CBSRMT uploads, but also for his other OTR archiving, here on the Internet Archive!
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Andyisgreat
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November 5, 2023
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This is a wonderful collection but there's more to be done.
First: so many thanks to everyone involved in collecting all these audio files and ordering them. I've listened from 1 to about 200 and have enjoyed every moment.
In fact I got curious enough about this series to look up a book on the series and learned that there are 2970 episodes. I can't imagine the decades that discipline vering these 1399 episodes took but here is hoping that we manage to continue to expand the collection. With luck, it might happen.
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2Tesoro
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September 3, 2023
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A kid in the 70s
When I was a kid in the mid-late 70s, all I knew about was AM radio. KTRC, and starting at 9 or 10 pm every night they would broadcast Mystery Theater. I loved it!! I imagined a 1920s -30s family sitting in front of the radio after dinner listening to the show.
Thanks for all your heard work.
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Anonymous
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July 23, 2023
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5 stars
My favorite episodes:
1. Them!
2. Shadows from the Grave
3. Masks
4. The Suicide Club
4. Return of the Moresbys
5. The Vampire Clock
6. Free the Beast
7. Jane Eyre
8. Sleepy Village
9. A Little Night Murder
10. Mad Monkton
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Holway71
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July 15, 2023
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The Motherload
What a great achievement...so many shows to enjoy...insomniacs unite!
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nsw79
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May 12, 2023
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Outstanding!
I love these old radio shows.
Thank you so much for the work and effort you put into uploading these.
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Azeztulite
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April 7, 2023
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1400 Thank Yous
This took a ton of work, and was obviously a labor of love. Thank you for sharing your hard work with us. I'm off to spend the next seventeen years listening to your uploads. You've done a great service.
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Nick 917
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December 20, 2022
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Enjoying these
Most of them at least! One thing bugs me though: Himan Brown kept making actors play several roles using (often badly) disguised voices. Come on … was this really necessary for a national, sponsored show? I did read in the Nachman book ‘Raised on Radio’ that he was a close budget-watcher but geez …
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PassingShot
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June 4, 2022
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nice work
Thanks for taking the time to upload all of these. Some fascinating episodes, especially ones based on old literary horror stories.
Mostly entertaining with the exception of the obligatory sermonising pc twee and cringe touchy feeliy ones.
Again, thanks. Really enjoy this well acted and well produced series.
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Bee Nee
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May 13, 2022
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News & Commercials
Is it my imagination, or have commercials & news broadcasts “at the top of the hour” been cut from several episodes ? Love the shows, but also love the retro commercials & news.
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Bradford951
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February 20, 2022
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Well done my good fellow well done, bravo. I give to you the highest rating.
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dean0wal
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January 16, 2022
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This must have been a labour of love.
Uploading the entire series of CBS Mystery Theatre must have been a labour of love. I wish to thank you on behalf of not only myself, but also all of the other people who have not yet been entertained by these classic radio dramas from the past.
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October 3, 2021
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Happy October!
Listening to these well written stories is the BEST way to welcome the season and rest whist recovering from shot #3 to prevent Covid-19.
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